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12.11.2012
DOE, Invensys Operations Management to Develop, Deploy Operator Training System
A new U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) cooperative research and development agreement to develop, test, and deploy a dynamic simulator and operator training system (OTS) could eventually help commercialize important carbon capture technologies at the nation's power plants. |
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12.07.2012
Advanced Virtual Energy Simulation Training and Research (AVESTAR™) Center
Read about the AVESTAR immersive training center in LabNotes, December 2012. |
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11.21.2012
DOE Approves Field Test for Promising Carbon Capture Technology
A promising post combustion membrane technology that can separate and capture 90 percent of the carbon dioxide (CO2) from a pulverized coal plant has been successfully demonstrated and received Department of Energy (DOE) approval to advance to a larger-scale field test. |
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11.16.2012
Ohio State Develops Game-Changing CO2 Capture Membranes in DOE-Funded Project
In a project funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy (FE), researchers at The Ohio State University have developed a groundbreaking new hybrid membrane that combines the separation performance of inorganic membranes with the cost-effectiveness of polymer membranes. The breakthrough technology has vast commercial potential for use at coal-fired power plants with carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), a key element in national efforts to mitigate climate change. |
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11.05.2012
LabNotes - November 2012: NETL Carbon Capture Sorbents Support U.S. Energy Independence. |
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10.17.2012
Clean Energy Technologies a Focus of Chemical Engineers' Annual Meeting
The role of clean energy technologies in building a strong economy and improving quality of life is just one of the wide-ranging topics that will be covered at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), to be held October 28 through November 2 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pa. |
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10.11.2012
Carbon-Capture-Ready Coal-Fired Power Plants Key to Coal Competitiveness
Development of new carbon-capture-ready coal-fired power plants are essential to keeping coal, a proven domestic resource, in the domestic energy mix, according to a report released by NETL. |
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10.01.2012
LabNotes - October 2012: Ionic Liquids |
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09.24.2012
Energy Department Announces Major Milestones for Decatur, Ill. Clean Coal Project
Today, the U.S. Energy Department marked two important milestones in the Illinois Industrial Carbon Capture and Storage (ICCS) project in Decatur, Illinois, a major clean coal project and the Department's first large-scale industrial carbon capture and storage demonstration project. |
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09.12.2012
New Tool Yields Custom Environmental Data for Lifecycle Analysis
A new, free online tool developed by NETL allows users to customize and analyze the environmental impact of various fuels before they are used to create power. |
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08.22.2012
Novel Sorbent Achieves 90 Percent Carbon Capture in DOE-Sponsored Test
The successful bench-scale test of a novel carbon dioxide (CO2) capturing sorbent promises to further advance the process as a possible technological option for reducing CO2 emissions from coal-fired power plants. |
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08.10.2012
Second Phase of Innovative Technology Project to Capture CO2, Produce Biofuels Launched in Ohio
A novel method to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) from flue gas and produce biofuels has been formally launched in the second phase of a Department of Energy (DOE) project at a nursery in Ohio. Successful application of the process could eventually help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provide a source of liquid biofuels and biogas, reducing U.S. dependence on foreign energy sources. |
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07.27.2012
Energy Department Announces Awards to Projects Advancing Innovative Clean Coal Technology
As part of President Obama's all-of-the-above approach to American energy, the Energy Department announced today the selection of eight projects to advance the development of transformational oxy-combustion technologies capable of high-efficiency, low-cost carbon dioxide capture from coal-fired power plants. The Energy Department's $7 million investment - leveraged with recipient cost-share to support approximately $9.4 million in total projects - will support the development and deployment of Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) by focusing on further improving the efficiency and reducing the costs associated with carbon capture. |
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07.25.2012
NETL-RUA Engineer Earns Presidential Award for R&D That Could Help Meet DOE Carbon Capture Goals
A Carnegie Mellon University professor who worked with the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) on research that could help meet carbon capture goals has earned a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). |
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07.24.2012
The Conference Proceedings for the 2012 NETL CO2 Capture Technology Meeting have been posted. |
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07.10.2012
DOE Advances Innovative CCS Polygeneration Plant Through NEPA Process
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the California Energy Commission (CEC) are working together to advance an innovative carbon capture and storage (CCS) plant simultaneously through the federal National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review and a complementary California Energy Quality Act process. |
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06.21.2012
NETL-Developed Carbon Capture Technology Recognized with an R&D 100 Award
A novel carbon capture technology developed at the Department of Energy's (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has been recognized by R&D Magazine as among the 100 most technologically significant products introduced into commercial marketplace within the past year. |
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06.07.2012
Obama Administration Announces Clean Coal Research Awards for Universities Across the Country
As part of President Obama's all-of-the-above approach to American energy, the Energy Department announced that nine universities have won awards for research projects that will continue to support innovation and development of clean coal technologies. |
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05.31.2012
NETL Patented CO2-Removal Sorbents Promise Power and Cost Savings
Carbon dioxide removal sorbents developed by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) could result in power and cost savings for users of some heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems under a recently signed license agreement. |
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05.22.2012
DOE's Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy Charles McConnell sat down with Bill Loveless from Platts TV to talk about CCUS. View the video. |
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05.10.2012
DOE-Sponsored IGCC Project Could Lead to Lower-Cost Carbon Capture Technologies
Changes in operating conditions coupled with changes in commercially manufactured catalysts can produce both power generation increases and significant cost savings at Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) power plants, according to new research from a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)-sponsored project. |
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04.05.2012
DOE/NETL Advanced Carbon Dioxide Capture R&D Program Accomplishments [PDF-1.1MB] (Apr 2012)
This report provides an overview of some of the significant accomplishments that have been achieved to date through the R&D efforts being conducted by DOE/NETL on advanced second and third generation CO2 capture technologies for coal-based power systems. |
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03.30.2012
NETL Shares Computing Speed, Efficiency to Tackle Energy Technology Barriers
One of the world's fastest supercomputers will be installed at the Office of Fossil Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) this summer to help develop solutions to carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technology barriers. |
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